Several U.S. state laws related to the use of PFAS in products, such as bans and warning label mandates, went into effect Jan. 1. These states include Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Vermont. Visit Advanced Textile Association’s PFAS Resource Center for information and updates about other state PFAS laws and regulations. Connecticut Most products (including [...]

Prim Event Rentals, Phoenix, a provider of event rentals and design across the Southwest, has been acquired by Divinity Event Productions, Phoenix. The company will now operate under the name Prim by Divinity. The company said the foundation of Prim remains the same, with Maureen Harkness, CERP, serving as president of Prim Event Rentals, working alongside [...]

Houston Tents & Events has been ranked No. 21 on the Houston Business Journal’s 2025 Women-Owned Businesses list under the leadership of Kori Randle, placing the company among the region’s most successful women-owned enterprises. The ranking follows recent growth for the Houston-based event rental and hospitality company, which is a multiyear Rental Management Market Mover. Earlier this year, [...]

Photo courtesy of Stamford Tent & Event Services. During the second ICC Committee Action Hearing, in Cleveland, OH, the TRD code committee reviewed a revised proposal S-179-25, which originally was intended to ban temporary structures in floodways and high hazard coastal areas. The proponent provided a revision that would allow conditional temporary structure installations in such areas.  This was [...]

Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut requires that certain types of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) be labeled. Textile-related products include apparel, carpets and rugs, fabric treatments, juvenile products, textile furnishings, and upholstered furniture. According to the order, acceptable label phrasing includes: “‘Contains PFAS,’  ‘Made with PFAS,’  ‘Made with PFAS chemicals,’ ‘Made with [...]

Nick Deninno, founder of B&R Innovations/Block And Roll, Bethpage, N.Y., has been selected to receive the 2025 American Rental Association (ARA) Industry Impact Award. The Industry Impact Award recognizes a manufacturer supplier and/or independent manufacturer representative rental industry professional who made a significant impact on the association and/or industry during the past two years. As a [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed a handbook to provide small business employers with workplace safety and health information. The handbook — available in English and Spanish — summarizes the benefits of an effective safety and health program, provides self-inspection checklists for [...]

Sue Thomas Hooks, 95, died Nov. 23, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. Hooks and her late husband, Maurice Wayne Hooks, founded Chair and Equipment Rentals in Charlotte in 1958. That business later grew to become Party Reflections, a regional brand with locations across North and South Carolina. Hooks worked alongside her husband in the business for more [...]

Premiere Events marked its 25th anniversary Nov. 19 with a “Not Our First Rodeo” Diamonds & Denim celebration at Springdale Station in Austin, Texas. The event brought together clients, employees, community leaders and industry partners to recognize founder Delores Crum, CERP and the company’s growth since it was founded in 1999. The anniversary theme combined Premiere’s [...]

MC&A Event Rentals, a Hawaiian-based event rental company, expanded to the island of Maui with a new warehouse on the Valley Isle. The company said the facility, located on the northwest side of the island in Wailuku, houses everything from chairs and linens to specialty furniture for weddings and corporate events. The Maui store also [...]